diff --git a/ChangeLog b/ChangeLog
index f6fc652faf..bd6d4a5083 100644
--- a/ChangeLog
+++ b/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-11-02  David Hampton  <hampton@employees.org>
+
+	* src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.c: Use a dynamically allocated string
+	for the version.
+
 2005-11-02  Derek Atkins  <derek@ihtfp.com>
 
 	* configure.in: don't need GNUCASH_CVS anymore
diff --git a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.c b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.c
index 8f1fc791b8..d69d2963c8 100644
--- a/src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.c
+++ b/src/gnome-utils/gnc-splash.c
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ gnc_show_splash_screen (void)
   GtkWidget *vbox;
   GtkWidget *version;
   GtkWidget *separator;
-  gchar ver_string[50];
+  gchar *ver_string;
 
   if (splash) return;
 
@@ -73,13 +73,14 @@ gnc_show_splash_screen (void)
   frame = gtk_frame_new (NULL);
   vbox = gtk_vbox_new (FALSE, 3);
 #ifdef GNUCASH_SVN
-  sprintf(ver_string, _("Version: Gnucash-%s svn (r%d built %s)"),
-	  VERSION, GNUCASH_SVN_REV, GNUCASH_BUILD_DATE);
+  ver_string = g_strdup_printf(_("Version: Gnucash-%s svn (r%d built %s)"),
+			       VERSION, GNUCASH_SVN_REV, GNUCASH_BUILD_DATE);
 #else
-  sprintf(ver_string, _("Version: Gnucash-%s"), VERSION);
+  ver_string =  g_strdup_printf(_("Version: Gnucash-%s"), VERSION);
 #endif
 
   version = gtk_label_new (ver_string);
+  g_free(ver_string);
   separator = gtk_hseparator_new();
   progress = gtk_label_new(_("Loading..."));